Graham Irwin is a computer programmer turned website designer and I interviewed him for International Systems Engineer Day. Graham, I believe you started off your career as a computer programmer? What made you interested in computer programming as a career? Graham: “At further education college, I had a maths lecturer who was interested in teaching, what was then a very new subject, computer science. We had access to Hatfield Polytechnic’s (now the University of Hertfordshire’s) computer facilities. I found it was something I enjoyed and was good at.” Since graduating…

www.emmabartonphotography.com When did you first become interested in photography, specifically? I really became aware of my love of photography whilst backpacking after finishing university. I had begged my parents for my first digital camera as my birthday present that year, it was an old Olympus and I absolutely loved it. I still have images I captured of wildlife in South Africa displayed in my office – zebra and giraffe photographed whilst on horseback safari, a baboon running along the road at Cape Point and a lion basking under a tree….

Fantasy Art is quite broadly defined and tends to display mythical, mystical and non-realistic subjects in a realistic way often linked illustrating fantasy literature. Within this group we will be exploring all aspects of fantasy art, including introducing fantasy artists. Recently I was able to interview Mystic Sparrow one of the members of the editorial team in the Fantasy Art Group, and I asked her what inspired her to start making fantasy art and how she goes about creating images? Mystic Sparrow: “I have always loved fantasy art and was…

Michelle McPhillips http://michelle-mcphillips.artistwebsites.com When did you first become interested in art, in general? Honestly, art has always been a part of my life. I have always loved art. When I was a child my mother taught me how to make dolls, paint figurines, and decorate cakes. My father taught me how to draw and work with wood. And my sister Christina taught me how to use a kiln, and work on cars. Starting in elementary school I would enter drawings, and photographs in the local fair. And as I got…

When did you first become interested in art, in general? I grew up around art with a talented mother who has developed her style throughout my life, changing mediums periodically. In high school, I had a great teacher who encouraged my abilities but it was not until college, sitting in accounting 101 (because everyone was a business major) and bored out of my mind that I decided the following semester would only include classes that sounded fun. I enrolled in a Graphic Art class, and was super excited when I…